Title: Bonus play machine

Abstract: A coin operated music machine which permits persons purchasing musical selections on the machine the opportunity of making additional selections over and above the amount of records and playing time to which he would be entitled by the deposit of coins into the machine. After the initial coin has been deposited into the machine, the player is offered the opportunity to make an additional coin deposit for which he may receive additional plays in addition to those purchased by the two coins. The right to receive the "Bonus Play" will be indicated on the machine but the player need not exercise the right to such play and can reject it by merely selecting the recordings which have been purchased by the deposit of the first coin. If the player decides to utilize the "Bonus Play" he will always receive the normal number of selections for the second coin but may additionally receive extra plays above the normal number of selections for a coin.

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Inventors: Britz, John A. (Palatine, IL, US)
Weissman, Richard M. (Chicago, IL, US)

Application Number: 600309
Filing Date: 1975-07-30
Publication_date: 1977-03-22
Assignee: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 194/216 273/138.2
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2717781	Sep, 1955	Reykjalin	194/15.
3263788	Aug, 1966	Jensen et al.	194/15.
3642287	Feb, 1972	Lally et al.	273/143.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Reeves, Robert B.
Assistant Examiner: Rolla, Joseph J.
Attorney: Hill, Gross, Simpson, Van Santen, Steadman, Chiara & Simpson